Chris,

The carbon back was an experiment.  I know that stiff and heavy is
conventional wisdom, but I wanted to try stiff and light.  And I happened
to have the carbon composite laying around.  Carbon fiber is stiffer than
steel, but much lighter.  I haven't used the saw much except for a few test
cuts, but I intend to try it for dovetails soon.  Just from the test cuts,
I like it.

Ken

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Christopher Dunn <
christopherdunn123@g...> wrote:
>
>  Ken
>
> The saw looks great!
>
> Why did you use a carbon fiber back?
>
> It seems like it would be very stiff, but also very light. Isn't stiff
> and heavy what you want?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Ken Shepard  wrote:
> > I made a backsaw using a drywall knife for the blade, carbon fiber
> > composite for the back, and black walnut for the handle.
> >
> > Here is a photo of the completed saw:
> >
> >
> http://kshepard.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Backsaw/i-fN4KCm7/0/L/Backsaw
%20%2822%20of%2023%29-L.jpg">http://kshepard.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Backsaw/i-f
N4KCm7/0/L/Backsaw%20%2822%20of%2023%29-L.jpg
> >
> > or
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/pkeahgw
> >
> > And here is a gallery showing the construction steps:
> >
> > http://kshepard.sm
ugmug.com/Woodworking/Backsaw
> >
> > or
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/qy3u9an
> >
> > Ken Shepard
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